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Bolsonaro and Trump to discuss wheat quota
Economy Mar, 18, 2019 0

Brazil plans to offer tariff-free wheat quota to the US

Brazil is considering offering a 750,000 ton per annum tariff free wheat quota to the United States in exchange for other trade concessions from the North American country, according to…
Grains Mar, 13, 2019 0

Conab forecasts record corn exports this year

Brazil’s National Agricultural Supply Company, Conab, has increased Brazil’s corn production forecast to 92.8m tons in the 2018/19 crop year up from 91.65m tons estimated in February. The forecast for…
BR-163 Highway Concession
Other Logistics Mar, 13, 2019 0

Top grain traders consider BR-163 highway venture

According to logistics and infrastructure development firm EDLP, the world’s top four agriculture traders and Brazilian rival Amaggi are mulling over a joint bid to operate the BR-163 Highway and…
Grains Mar, 11, 2019 0

Argentine soymeal factories take the brunt of trade war and taxes

Many Argentine soy crushing plants in Rosario have been shut down or downsized due to the Washington-Beijing trade spat. Argentina, once the world’s largest exporter of soyoil and soymeal, is…
Miritituba Transshipment Station (ETC)
Grains Mar, 08, 2019 0

Miritituba and Barcarena await soy supply

Last night, Brazil’s National Transport Infrastructure Department (DNIT), announced that the BR-163 is now operating normally, releasing a queue of around 8,000 trucks. The road closure, caused by heavy rain,…
Grains Mar, 06, 2019 0

BR-163 remains closed affecting 210,000 tons of soy exports

The Brazilian Vegetable Oil Industry Association (Abiove) estimates that the Port of Barcarena has missed out on shipping a total of R$242m worth of soybeans and corn over the last…
Grains Feb, 28, 2019 0

Movement of soy intensifies at Paranaguá, while China orders more U.S. soy

The US Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Purdue, expressed joy via a Tweet (shown below), as China pledged to purchase another 10m tons of US soybeans last Friday. With the fresh…
Grains Feb, 26, 2019 0

Brazil’s soybean harvest reaches 45% of area

According to grain consultancy firm, AgRural, Brazil’s soybean harvest has reached 45% of the planted area so far in the 2018/19 season. The country has harvested 20% more compared to…
Other Logistics Feb, 26, 2019 0

Cargo faces 24 hour delays on BR-163

Brazil’s National Transport Infrastructure Department, DNIT, issued a bulletin yesterday that warned of intermittent disruptions of traffic along BR-163 in Pará, especially in the Serra da Anita area, due to…
Grains Feb, 22, 2019 0

Indigenous community mobilizes against Ferrogrão Railway

An Amazonian indigenous community, The Kayapo, is mobilizing to secure its land rights as the government plans to build the Ferrogrão Railway within 60 km of the tribe’s territory. The…